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Louisiana Motorist Loses Control, Crashes into House in Devastating Crash
Louisiana State Police investigators were called out to the scene of a one-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 21 that led to the death of a man after he was ejected from his car. According to Louisiana State Police, Marc Gremillion, with the Public Affairs Section of State Police, the 34-year-old...
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Ed Sheeran debuts new song in New Orleans with a surprise parade and the Soul Rebels
Ed Sheeran popped into New Orleans on Saturday to premiere a new song, “Azizam,” on the streets of the French Quarter with a little help from the Soul Rebels. At 11 a.m., the pop star emerged from a black SUV with tinted windows parked across from Jackson Square on Decatur Street in front of Washington Artillery Park. Normally street performers entertain tourists seated on the steps of the park’s small amphitheater.
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Beauregard Parish 17-year-old found safe
BEAUREGARD PARISH, La. (KALB) - The Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office has announced that a missing 17-year-old has been found and returned home safely. BPSO had been looking for the 17-year-old, who last spoke with her family on March 12.
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INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Southern puts assistant band director on leave amid probe into death of fraternity pledge
BATON ROUGE — The assistant director of bands at Southern University has been placed on administrative leave for 30 days amid the campus' investigation into the death of a band member at an Omega Psi Phi initiation event last month. Caleb Wilson, 20, died what police are investigating as...
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State Treasurer Presents Unclaimed Property Check to Baton Rouge Resident
BATON ROUGE, LA (Mar. 14, 2025) – On Thursday, March 13, Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming, M.D., spoke to members of the Baton Rouge Roundtable at Drusilla Seafood Restaurant in Baton Rouge. Among other topics, Dr. Fleming discussed the functions of the Louisiana Department of Treasury and reviewed the impressive accomplishments his office has achieved, including the return of unclaimed property to Louisiana residents. During the meeting, Dr. Fleming was pleased to personally present an unclaimed property check to Baton Rouge resident Karla Houston in the amount of $12,218.96. Dr. Fleming was delighted to be able to return these funds to Ms. Houston, the rightful owner.
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Suspect in deadly Mamou Mardi Gras shooting and St. Martin Parish shooting extradited to Louisiana
ST. MARTINVILLE, La. (NEWS 15) — A suspect in the deadly Mamou Mardi Gras shooting has been extradited back to Louisiana days after his capture in Texas. Trae'land Castille, 19, of Arnaudville, was brought from East Texas to St. Martin Parish on Friday, March 14. Officials said Castille is...
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Calcasieu residents invited to senior citizen workshop
SULPHUR, LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury’s TRIAD Network is hosting two “Lucky Lunch and Learn” workshops for parish residents in March. Monday, March 17 - Sulphur Senior Center located at 601 Maple St. from 9-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 18 - Lake Charles...
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Higher ed is in crisis. These experts have advice for colleges trying to survive.
The grim financial situation at the University of New Orleans, where decades of low enrollment and financial missteps have culminated in a $10 million budget deficit, is becoming increasingly common on campuses across the country. As many as two-thirds of colleges and universities in the U.S. have over the last...
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Stine Home & Yard Breaks Ground on Expansion
Stine Home & Yard, which operates 12 stores in Louisiana and one in Mississippi, celebrated the groundbreaking of a major expansion at its location in DeRidder, Louisiana. This marks the third expansion for Stine in DeRidder. “DeRidder is my home. I’m so proud to be here,” says Wendy Stine, president...
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Nine Louisiana residents sentenced to federal prison for trafficking meth from Houston
Nine Louisiana residents have been sentenced to prison terms after a drug trafficking investigation in Avoyelles Parish, according to a news release. An investigation into methamphetamine distribution in Avoyelles Parish was started by the FBI Central Louisiana Gang Task Force, reads the release from acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook. It included surveillance and authorized wire tapes for phones being used to traffic drugs, it reads. Those wiretaps supplied investigators with "numerous communications between the defendants wherein they discussed their narcotics trafficking," reads the release. The longest sentence was more than 18 years, and each defendant will be...
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'Unprecedented and wrong': New Orleans demonstrators protest Musk, Tesla as 'takedowns' spread globally
Steven Lindsley is an Army veteran who protested the Vietnam War in the 1960s, opposed Republican President Richard Nixon in the 1970s, and led a recall effort against Gov. Edwin Edwards, a Democrat, in the 1990s. On Friday, he joined more than 70 demonstrators outside a Tesla Service Center on...